Why I’m Launching Dandelion & Opal

““Sometimes there’s no choice but to scrape up what’s left and make something from nothing. That’s what I decided to do. That’s Dandelion & Opal.””

It seems fitting to launch this first blog post on the day I left my paradise. I could lie and say I planned it like that, but life, as we all know, can squash our plans pretty quickly.

2022 was a hard year. That four letter word (ha, fitting right?) actually is too small to define how hard it was.

I was happy. I WAS happy. Past tense

It’s best narrated by adult Ralphie in “A Christmas Story.” “Oh, life is like that. Sometimes, at the height of our revelries, when our joy is at its zenith. When all is most right with the world, the most unthinkable disasters descend upon us.”

And look, the reason it all came crashing down is unimportant because now I’m choosing to focus on the future, but you should know…2022 was A HARD YEAR.

I had built a life I loved, in a place I loved, surrounded by people I loved, and who loved me back. I felt like it was finally what I had longed for, and where I was meant to be. Then…I had to make the impossible decision to just leave. And just trust, that I did not want to.

Sometimes there’s no choice but to scrape up what’s left and make something from nothing. That’s what I decided to do. That’s Dandelion & Opal.

We don’t always, ok we NEVER get to dictate how it all plays out, but the one thing we can control is how we react. I refuse to go down without a fight. It’s not my nature.

You see, I used to teach 32 dance classes a week, and I LOVED IT. Every night I would lay in bed and thank God I got to do the best job in the world. I choreographed award winning competitive routines, I worked closely side by side with students age 3 to adult, encouraged their growth as a person, not just a dancer, and got to know them as a person, not just a student. I taught to that person, not just the dancer. I connected to that whole person, not just the student.

I performed, something I’ve always loved. I was discovered for my hard work, my ethics, and my intuition, and recognized for that hard work, ethic, and intuition.

The dance family that I became apart of there, is truly that. A family.

Then, I had to move away, and in a quick instant, just like those Bumpus hounds stole the turkey, it was gone… all gone.

Oh did I mention I’m dog mom to a fur kid with SEVERE Separation Anxiety. That’s fun to deal with when you move somewhere you don’t know a single solitary soul, because guess what? You can’t leave the house!

I did try to start over. I interviewed at six dance studios, and performed briefly with another one, and let me just tell you, it was laughable. There was no way that I was going to advance my career. When I say I was starting over, I mean, pretend the ink isn’t dry on my college degree, and you are earning that same income too, starting over. It just wasn’t worth my time to work that hard, for that little. And I decided if I was going to work that hard, from scratch again, it was going to be FOR ME.

Funny thing is, Dandelion & Opal was already chilling quietly in her first era as a pro organizing business. Yes, I started creating her to be a professional organizing business. But who am I kidding…. I can’t stop dancing, or teaching. THAT is my wheelhouse. That is WHO I AM!

Not to mention, remember I didn’t know anyone and I watch a lot of Dateline (where are my true crime junkies? Woop Woop!) and I didn’t feel comfortable just skipping off to random people’s homes, in a place I didn’t know, to organize, and oh yeah, remember… the anxiety riddled dog... so…..

This seemed like the best, and frankly, only option.

But there’s got to be others like me… right?

There’s got to be others, who may have that little internal tugging. That yearning to want to learn dance, but without anywhere to start. Others who don’t have the time, or the logistics to attend traditional classes. Adults who want to learn dance but feel like they have missed the boat, and it’s too late. That’s Dandelion & Opal. Your answer.

Dandelion & Opal is my answer to my problem. The problem of needing to teach, and needing to dance. I hope it can be your solution for a fun, at home, dance education, developed specifically for adults learning at home.

It’s also an answer layered with FUN. Dandelion & Opal Dance isn’t like other online dance instruction. She’s infused with magic, excitement, joy, and accomplishment.

In my future posts, I will be introducing my flagship program, and letting you know about all of the fun that is in store.

But the fun isn’t reserved to just paid courses. You can jump on my email list right now to be sure you don’t miss out on future giveaways, blog posts, and extras. (You’ll get a free ebook and workbook about kicking limiting beliefs to the curb.)

With Growth and Gratitude,

Ms. Nicolyn

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